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Survival Skills, Camping Tips, and More Great Outdoor Advice from Field and Stream Magazine
Survival Skills, Camping Tips, and More Great Outdoor Advice from Field and Stream Magazine
Use Your Watch As a Compass
A watch set on standard time can be used as a compass on a sunny day. Lay the watch on a flat surface with the hour hand pointing toward the sun. Mark a spot halfway between the hour hand and 12 o'clock. A line drawn from the center of the watch face through that mark will point south.
Photo by John Rice
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Jerome B. Robinson has been writing about all aspects of the outdoors for more than 40 years. He started at F&S in 1989 and remains a regular contributor, including his monthly tip column. Although he is a generalist, Robinson is best known for his writing on dog training and on hunting and fishing in the Far North.
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it works great
Great Tips! I'll add a few comments:
#5: Tie the pebble in place by slipping a clove hitch over it. Also, learn the sheet bend knot for when you don't have a rock.
#6: This is also GREAT for reducing clean-up time. This method is not just for frozen food. Check out www.freezerbagcooking.com or search "freezerbagcooking" on YouTube.
#11: My memory ain't what it used to be. I can hide my own Easter Eggs. I'm amazed to read my own trail and expodition journals. Its amazing the details you forget!
#14: No grease fire? I'll take your word. The cook at my local Waffle House says the temp is perfect for eggs when a piece of onion browns.
#16: For a more secure shelter, use a tree, but check for dead branches! Also tarps are rectangular, arrange the long side to the south or east of the ridge-line since worsening winds circle counter-clockwise and this will give you better protection if the weather worsens.
#21: Directions for some less desireable species of fish calls for throwing away the fish and eating the board. ;-)
#24: I've also used cat litter in a garbage bag to fix a co-workers keyboard after a coffee mishap caused it to malfunction.
OK, I'll shut up.
Great tips. Keep 'em coming!
Those are awsome to know. Me and friends go camping and grill salmon alot so the wood plank will be nice and tasty.
Quite a few everyday (every hunt) useful tips. Thanks.
Really thought #32 was a good one. Simple, yet gets the job done. Thanks F&S
Ahhh, this takes me back to my younger days and the "Tap's Tips" section of F&S. I love the artwork as well. Excellent read, I'm going to use a couple of these right away, and tonight the Boy Scouts in our troop are going to get an on-line reading assignment!!
Very basic and good information. Reminds me of my boy scout days. lol
If you like these tips then you should read the book "How to Catch a Pig" It's full of interesting tricks for camping,hunting,fishing,hiking....etc.
#16 reminds me of the "crotch boards" we used to make for deer hunting. But use 3/4" plywood and NOT a regular board or it will split. Cut it out the roughly the same shape as the one in the picture. We would also put a hole in the middle of each of the 4 points with a 1/2" hole saw to tie it into the tree with rope. They were 12 to 14 inches wide and 16 to 20 inches long. Then find a good spot to hunt and look for a tree with the right kind of fork in it. Jam the board into the fork and tie it in place. I've taken several deer from these. Use a harness for safety!
Simple and to the point...I like it. Esecially he one about the rice and the electronics. Would have never thought of that. And I really enjoy the art with it. They show such detail, and allow those of us that learn through visual aids to understand what is being explained. Thanks F&S!
The only tip I didn't see was how to make a pontoon for a conoe. Take a 5' to 6' 2x4 C- clamp it to the center bar of the conoe. Take a empty 2-liter soda bottle. screw the cap to the under side of the 2x4. Fill the bottle half full of water, screw the bottle to the board. Thats all you need to have a untipable conoe.
Great tips keep on postin' them.
These are very good basic tips.
Just a doubt.
Tip # 13 If the match in the oil ignites, wouldn´t it ignite the oil too?
Damn good list. I'm going to try most of them over time I'm guessing.
Does #21 work on an uneven slope?
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Great Tips! I'll add a few comments:
#5: Tie the pebble in place by slipping a clove hitch over it. Also, learn the sheet bend knot for when you don't have a rock.
#6: This is also GREAT for reducing clean-up time. This method is not just for frozen food. Check out www.freezerbagcooking.com or search "freezerbagcooking" on YouTube.
#11: My memory ain't what it used to be. I can hide my own Easter Eggs. I'm amazed to read my own trail and expodition journals. Its amazing the details you forget!
#14: No grease fire? I'll take your word. The cook at my local Waffle House says the temp is perfect for eggs when a piece of onion browns.
#16: For a more secure shelter, use a tree, but check for dead branches! Also tarps are rectangular, arrange the long side to the south or east of the ridge-line since worsening winds circle counter-clockwise and this will give you better protection if the weather worsens.
#21: Directions for some less desireable species of fish calls for throwing away the fish and eating the board. ;-)
#24: I've also used cat litter in a garbage bag to fix a co-workers keyboard after a coffee mishap caused it to malfunction.
OK, I'll shut up.
Great tips. Keep 'em coming!
it works great
Those are awsome to know. Me and friends go camping and grill salmon alot so the wood plank will be nice and tasty.
Quite a few everyday (every hunt) useful tips. Thanks.
Really thought #32 was a good one. Simple, yet gets the job done. Thanks F&S
Ahhh, this takes me back to my younger days and the "Tap's Tips" section of F&S. I love the artwork as well. Excellent read, I'm going to use a couple of these right away, and tonight the Boy Scouts in our troop are going to get an on-line reading assignment!!
Very basic and good information. Reminds me of my boy scout days. lol
Simple and to the point...I like it. Esecially he one about the rice and the electronics. Would have never thought of that. And I really enjoy the art with it. They show such detail, and allow those of us that learn through visual aids to understand what is being explained. Thanks F&S!
The only tip I didn't see was how to make a pontoon for a conoe. Take a 5' to 6' 2x4 C- clamp it to the center bar of the conoe. Take a empty 2-liter soda bottle. screw the cap to the under side of the 2x4. Fill the bottle half full of water, screw the bottle to the board. Thats all you need to have a untipable conoe.
These are very good basic tips.
Just a doubt.
Tip # 13 If the match in the oil ignites, wouldn´t it ignite the oil too?
If you like these tips then you should read the book "How to Catch a Pig" It's full of interesting tricks for camping,hunting,fishing,hiking....etc.
#16 reminds me of the "crotch boards" we used to make for deer hunting. But use 3/4" plywood and NOT a regular board or it will split. Cut it out the roughly the same shape as the one in the picture. We would also put a hole in the middle of each of the 4 points with a 1/2" hole saw to tie it into the tree with rope. They were 12 to 14 inches wide and 16 to 20 inches long. Then find a good spot to hunt and look for a tree with the right kind of fork in it. Jam the board into the fork and tie it in place. I've taken several deer from these. Use a harness for safety!
Great tips keep on postin' them.
Damn good list. I'm going to try most of them over time I'm guessing.
Does #21 work on an uneven slope?
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